Which to use
“folgende” and “folgender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,222
- “folgende” frequency rank
- #6,184
- “folgender” frequency rank
- 7406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folgende | folgender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs folgend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgend |
Where the eye mixes folgende and folgender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. folgende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against folgender's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between folgende and folgender
A purely visual mix-up. folgende ([ˈfɔlɡn̩də]) and folgender ([ˈfɔlɡn̩dɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “folgende” sits inside “folgender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folgende is recorded at frequency rank #1,222, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩də]. folgender is at rank #6,184, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩dɐ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7406, this pair ranks #1,988,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folgende vs folgender
Shared letters: defglno. Private to "folgende": -. Private to "folgender": r.
"folgende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "folgender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "folgende" and "folgender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "folgende" or "folgender"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "folgende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folgender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folgende" and "folgender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallende vs folgende". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,988,271 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.